A federal magistrate judge has denied a request from a coalition of press outlets, including ABC News, seeking video and audio access to Tuesday's historic initial appearance and arraignment of former President Donald Trump as he appears to face federal criminal charges brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith.

The order confirms that Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman will preside over Trump's court appearance, and he assures the court reporter will provide a same-day turnaround of the transcript from the proceedings.

Goodman notes in the order he believes the media coalition's request also asks him to rule on all future proceedings related to the case against Trump, which he says he leaves open to the discretion of U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon for further appeals from media outlets.

"My involvement in this case will almost certainly end tomorrow," Goodman writes in the order. "So I do not feel it is appropriate for me to rule on what happens in future proceedings when I am not the district judge and when I will have no involvement whatsoever."

-ABC News' Alexander Mallin

Legal experts say that of all the federal charges Donald Trump and his aide Walter Nauta face in the investigation into the alleged mishandling of top secret government documents, obstruction is one of the most serious.

Claire Finkelstein, the founder and faculty director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center, said the obstruction charges in the indictment against Trump and his aide carry as much serious weight as the charges related to keeping the top secret documents, with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

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-ABC News' Ivan Pereira

On the eve of his Tuesday arraignment in Miami, former President Donald Trump made rounds across key conservative media audiences and spoke out against the charges.

Trump told talk show host Howie Carr he would plead "not guilty" at his arraignment and not make a statement during his court appearance on Tuesday.

"I just say, ‘not guilty.’ I didn't do anything wrong. I did nothing wrong. Presidential Records Act. It's not even a criminal event. There's no criminality here. It's ridiculous," Trump said.

Trump also slammed his former attorney general, Bill Barr, who over the weekend had criticized Trump for his alleged mishandling of presidential documents.

“Bill Barr is a failure in so many different ways. But he was a coward. And he didn't do his job," the former president said.

-ABC News' Libby Cathey, Soorin Kim and Isabella Murray

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on both supporters and critics of former President Donald Trump to "maintain the peace" as Trump heads to federal court on Tuesday.

"This case must be allowed to play out through the legal process without outside political or ideological interference," Schumer said on the Senate floor Monday. "I encourage both supporters and critics of Donald Trump to maintain the peace and let the justice system do its work."

Republican leader Mitch McConnell has not made any public comments on the indictment since it was handed up on Thursday.

-ABC News' Allie Pecorin

The 49-page indictment against former President Donald Trump has been unsealed.

Trump has been charged with 37 counts: 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information; one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice; one count of withholding a document or record; one count of corruptly concealing a document or record; one count of concealing a document in a federal investigation; one count of scheme to conceal; and one count of false statements and representations.

The indictment alleges Trump had "lawful access to the most sensitive classified documents and national defense information gathered and owned by the United States government."

During his presidency, prosecutors said, Trump gathered classified documents and other materials in boxes, including "information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries; United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its Allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack. The unauthorized disclosure of these classified documents could put at risk the national security of the United States, foreign relations, the safety of the United States military, and human sources and the continued viability of sensitive intelligence collection methods."

Trump at least twice showed classified documents to others, prosecutors said, on separate occasions in 2021 at his club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Trump aide Walt Nauta was charged with six counts: one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice; one count of withholding a document or record; one count of corruptly concealing a document or record; one count of concealing a document in a federal investigation; one count of scheme to conceal; and one count of false statements and representations.

Prosecutors described an exchange between Nauta and an unnamed member of the Trump family shortly after Nauta allegedly removed dozens of boxes from their storage location inside Trump's Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.

On May 30, 2022, prosecutors said the Trump family member texted Nauta: Good afternoon Walt, Happy Memorial Day! I saw you put boxes to Potus room. Just FYI and I will tell him as well: Not sure how many he wants to take on Friday on the plane. We will NOT have a room for them. Plane will be full with luggage. Thank you!"

Prosecutors said Nauta replied: Good Afternoon Ma’am [Smiley Face Emoji] Thank you so much. I think he wanted to pick from them. I don’t imagine him wanting to take the boxes. He told me to put them in the room and that he was going to talk to you about them."

The indictment alleges that Nauta removed about 11 boxes from the storage room on June 1, 2022.